dessalage

\dɛ.sa.laʒ\

/\dɛ.sa.laʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“dessalage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de dessaler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dessalage · dessalage · French

dessalage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dessalage
PropertyValue
Headworddessalage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɛ.sa.laʒ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dessalage » en français

dessalagereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dessalage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛ.sa.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dessalage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dessalage, spelled D-E-S-S-A-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de dessaler.
  2. 2
    Élimination des sels minéraux, généralement des chlorures, présents dans les charges d’alimentation avant le raffinage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dessalage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais il ne suffit pas de jeter la morue dans un récipient rempli d'eau pour assurer un dessalage convenable. Elle ne doit pas reposer sur le fond du récipient, au risque de stagner dans une eau où le sel viendra se déposer.
  2. Le dessalage du pétrole brut est une opération essentielle en raffinerie, car elle conditionne la bonne (ou moins bonne) marche des traitements «aval». En effet, un mauvais dessalage a des conséquences directes sur le fonctionnement de la tour de distillation atmosphérique : […].

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dessalage"?
"dessalage" is spelled D-E-S-S-A-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ.sa.laʒ\.
What does "dessalage" mean?
As a noun, "dessalage" means: Action de dessaler.
How do you pronounce "dessalage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dessalage" is \dɛ.sa.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dessalage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list